Word Meaning 呂律が回らない

ろれつがまわらない roretsu ga mawaranai

呂律が回らない is read as ろれつがまわらない (roretsu ga mawaranai) and means speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ろれつがまわらない

Romaji

roretsu ga mawaranai

Writing Variants

  • ろれつが回らない ろれつがまわらない roretsugamawaranai

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Synonyms 管を巻く Proverb Rank 124670 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

呂律

ろれつ

articulation

律呂

りつりょ

standard tones

回り諄い

まわりくどい

circuitous

回り合い

めぐりあい

chance meeting

一回り小さい

ひとまわりちいさい

a size smaller

規律正しい

きりつただしい

well-ordered

撤回

てっかい

withdrawal

巡回

じゅんかい

going around

回顧

かいこ

recollecting

伊呂波

いろは

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary

旋律

せんりつ

melody

風呂

ふろ

base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

Example Sentences

1

よっぱらってろれつまわらない。

being drunk, his speech is slurred.